The 2023 Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession provides insights into the demographic changes among California's attorneys since 2019, highlighting trends in racial/ethnic and gender representation. The 2023 report introduces new analyses on Latino and Asian subgroups, examines the diversity and reasons behind attorneys transitioning to inactive status over the past decade, and features the State Bar's new DEI Leadership Seal Program.
Did you know? Under Rule 8.3, a lawyer must report when they know of credible evidence that another lawyer has committed a criminal act or engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, reckless or intentional misrepresentation, or misappropriation of funds or property.
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The State Bar of California’s first-ever comprehensive Law School Profile highlights the enrollment, diversity, attrition, number of JD degrees awarded, and bar exam pass rates of California’s three types of law schools: those approved by the American Bar Association, those accredited in California, and unaccredited law schools.